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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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